Bernard Butler

Bernard Butler is a musician and producer and a founding member of legendary Britpop band Suede. He has been noted as one of Britain’s most original and influential guitarists and has worked extensively as a producer, making records for The Libertines, Tricky, Duffy, Black Kids, Kate Nash, Nerina Pallot, Teleman, Findlay Brown, Daley, The Cribs, James Morrison, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Texas and Paloma Faith.

Butler has won many awards for work as both an artist and producer including the Producer’s Award at the 2009 BRIT Awards, Producer of the Year at the 2008 Music Managers Forum Awards, and was nominated for Best Producer at the 2009 Music Week Awards.

Bernard regularly visits us to run a songwriting and pre-production masterclass for our students. During these classes, two students’ demos are chosen and under Bernard’s guidance, the students perform and collectively develop them into fully formed songs.

Find out more about Bernard Butler’s masterclasses with our students on our blog.